SWATH


Meaning of SWATH in English

/swoth, swawth/ , n.

1. the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine.

2. the piece or strip so cut.

3. a line or ridge of grass, grain, or the like, cut and thrown together by a scythe or mowing machine.

4. a strip, belt, or long and relatively narrow extent of anything.

5. cut a swath , to make a pretentious display; attract notice: The new doctor cut a swath in the small community.

Also, swathe .

[ bef. 900; ME; OE swaeth footprint; c. G Shwade ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .